Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 3.245.11

तानवेक्ष्य कृशान्पौत्रान्वने वन्येन जीवतः ।
महर्षिरनुकम्पार्थमब्रवीद्बाष्पगद्गदम् ॥ ११ ॥

tānavekṣya kṛśānpautrānvane vanyena jīvataḥ |
maharṣiranukampārthamabravīdbāṣpagadgadam || 11 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...mighty king, the illustrious son of Dhritarashtra, replied unto him, 'Truly has this been spoken by you. When, O foremost of men, the wicked-minded Pandavas have been slain, and...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.245.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tanava, Ikshya, Krisha, Pautra, Vana, Vani, Vanya, Jivat, Maharshi, Anukampa, Artha, Bashpa, Gadgada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.245.11). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “tānavekṣya kṛśānpautrānvane vanyena jīvataḥ
  • tānave -
  • tānava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • īkṣya -
  • īkṣ -> īkṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √īkṣ]
    īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
    īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
  • kṛśān -
  • kṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pautrān -
  • pautra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vanyena -
  • vanya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vanya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • jīvataḥ -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “maharṣiranukampārthamabravīdbāṣpagadgadam
  • maharṣir -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anukampā -
  • anukampa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anukampa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anukampā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bāṣpa -
  • bāṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gadgadam -
  • gadgada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gadgada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gadgadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.245.11

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 3.245.11 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನವೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಕೃಶಾನ್ಪೌತ್ರಾನ್ವನೇ ವನ್ಯೇನ ಜೀವತಃ ।
ಮಹರ್ಷಿರನುಕಮ್ಪಾರ್ಥಮಬ್ರವೀದ್ಬಾಷ್ಪಗದ್ಗದಮ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 3.245.11 in Bengali sript:
তানবেক্ষ্য কৃশান্পৌত্রান্বনে বন্যেন জীবতঃ ।
মহর্ষিরনুকম্পার্থমব্রবীদ্বাষ্পগদ্গদম্ ॥ ১১ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 3.245.11 in Gujarati sript:
તાનવેક્ષ્ય કૃશાન્પૌત્રાન્વને વન્યેન જીવતઃ ।
મહર્ષિરનુકમ્પાર્થમબ્રવીદ્બાષ્પગદ્ગદમ્ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 3.245.11 in Malayalam sript:
താനവേക്ഷ്യ കൃശാന്പൌത്രാന്വനേ വന്യേന ജീവതഃ ।
മഹര്ഷിരനുകമ്പാര്ഥമബ്രവീദ്ബാഷ്പഗദ്ഗദമ് ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.245.11 in Telugu sript:
తానవేక్ష్య కృశాన్పౌత్రాన్వనే వన్యేన జీవతః ।
మహర్షిరనుకమ్పార్థమబ్రవీద్బాష్పగద్గదమ్ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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